@beckygardner...for those pods where one chamber is opening before the others are ripe, it might be useful to use the nylon footies that DND described in the article above. This is the only pod I have so far that is dong this. I do have several pods that are completely dried up though
. I too also have scapes turning brown before the seed pods are ready
@DogsNDaylilies...great article. I like the nylon footie idea. Where did you get them from? On a side note, I too experimented with a couple of tagging options (tags or different size, writing on the scape with permanent marker). I ended up using small paper jewelry tags (they are $1.50 for 100 at my Walmart). I wrote the initials or code for the pollen parent on it, wrapped it in scotch tape to make it a little more water proof, and then looped the end around the base of the bloom being pollinated. I too have my dayliles in the front of my house and didn't want big tags being distracting. I like the jewelry tags because they are so small and really not noticeable until you get close to the plant. These tags have withstood several rain storms. Yes, the writing on some of the tags has smudged when it gets wet and some of the writing is fading because of sun exposure, but all are still legible.
